Alexander Borodin, a composer on this album, was also a distinguished natural scientist, discovering a chemical reaction known today as the Borodin-Hunsdiecker reaction and holding a professorship in chemistry.
Recording & Production
This CD was made possible by funding Duo Rubikon received in 2021 from the Deutscher Musikrat, as part of the NEUSTART KULTUR program.
Performer Biography
Nargiza Yusupova, the cellist, has collaborated across genres, including with Uzbek singer Sevara Nazarkhan, and was part of the platinum-selling MTV project 'Unplugged in New York' by Sportfreunde Stiller.
Performer Biography
Polina Spirina, the pianist, holds a PhD in Philosophy from Saint Petersburg State University, with a thesis on 'Ontological Principles of Time Conceptualisation (From Eternity to the Moment)'.
Performer Biography
Duo Rubikon is the first and only chamber music duo of its kind to perform rare or never-before-heard masterpieces from composers like Francesco Cilea, Camillo Schumann, and Alexander Borodin, as well as rarities from Georgia, Armenia, and Uzbekistan.
Composition History
Alexander Borodin's Violoncello Sonata in B minor, featured on this album, was written in 1860 in Heidelberg and is based on a fugue theme from Johann Sebastian Bach's Sonata for Solo Violin BWV 1001.
Performer Biography
The cellist Nargiza Yusupova and pianist Polina Spirina, who form Duo Rubikon, first met in 2016 on a children's playground, not at a music academy.
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